Local girls miss state track finals

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Alden-Hebron senior Tina Finley competed in the Class 1A 100- and 200-meter dashes Thursday at the IHSA Girls Track and Field State Meet in Charleston.

Finley did not qualify for the finals in either of her events. She was the first A-H girls athlete to make it to Eastern Illinois University’s O’Brien Stadium and the state meet in four years.

“I felt good about the 100, but not so much about the 200,” Finley said. “I’m very happy [being here].”

Finley had an anxious moment in the 100 when, just after the starting gun fired, it was fired again. It turned out there was no false start, but one girl had stumbled in her blocks, so the starter ordered a restart.

“No one else stopped at first,” Finley said. “I’d gone about 30 meters and I was the first, then I thought I’d blown my chance. Some of the girls ran almost 70 meters before they stopped.”

Finley ran a time of 13.41 seconds in the 100 for fifth place in her nine-person heat. She ran 27.86 in the 200 for sixth in her heat.

Harvard’s Emily Scott was the only other area competitor Thursday and threw 32 feet, 11⁄4 inches in the shot put, which did not qualify for the finals.

The Class 2A and 3A preliminary heats and flights take place today, with finals in all three classes Saturday.

SOFTBALL

CL South 3, Woodstock 1: At Crystal Lake, the Gators scored two runs in the first and tacked on another in the sixth to win the Fox Valley Conference Valley Division contest.

Hannah Mahoney had 12 strikeouts and a walk to earn the win. Liz Adams and Emily Mahoney each had an RBI for South (21-11 overall, 8-6 FVC Valley).

Nikki Greenhill went 2-for-3 with an RBI for the Blue Streaks (11-20, 7-8).

Jacobs 11, Dundee-Crown 1 (5 inn.): At Algonquin, Gigi Mueller went 3-for-3 with an RBI to lead the Golden Eagles (20-11, 10-4) to an FVC Valley victory. Marissa Lombardo (9-4) pitched five innings of two-hit ball to earn the win.

Melissa Summaria was 1-for-2 for D-C (4-24, 0-15).

Prairie Ridge 2, Grays-lake Central 0: At Crystal Lake, the Wolves stayed unbeaten in the FVC Fox behind another shutout performance from pitcher Johanna Turner (25-4).

The Wolves (27-6, 14-0) got RBI hits from Erika Trojan and Lisa Norton in the first two innings, and that was all Turner needed.

Tory Dohm led the offense for the Rams (8-20, 4-10), going 3-for-3 with a double.

Huntley 7, Johnsburg 1: At Johnsburg, Alex Albanese had two hits and knocked in two runs as the Red Raiders won the FVC Fox game. Sam Clemons struck out five to pick up the win for Huntley (21-11, 10-4).

Amanda Daly doubled and knocked in the only run for the Skyhawks (14-17, 8-7).

Grayslake North 8, CL Central 4: At Crystal Lake, Brooke Tracy scored twice as the Knights won in FVC Fox play. Carly Borders struck out seven to get the win for North (10-19, 5-10).

Brittany York had two RBIs for the Tigers (6-19, 2-12).

Richmond-Burton 5, Grant 3: At Fox Lake, a strong defensive performance behind Jessica Kerns helped R-B defeat Grant in a non-conference game. Kerns struck out one, walked one and allowed 10 hits in earning the victory. Caitlin Richert and Camille Colletti each went 2-for-4 with an RBI for the Rockets (7-19).

BASEBALL

Johnsburg 8, Grayslake North 7: At Johnsburg, the Skyhawks scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning in rallying for the FVC Fox win. Bob Hutchinson had three hits and knocked in two runs for Johnsburg (7-23, 2-12).

Jimmy Butler had three hits for the Knights (9-22, 4-10).

Grayslake Central 11, CL Central 2: At Crystal Lake, Mike Gentile hit a three-run homer to lead the Rams to the FVC Fox win. Aaron Snyder (8-2) threw five shutout innings to get the win for Grayslake Central (19-13, 7-7).

Connor Sadzeck hit a two-run homer for the Tigers (15-16, 6-8).

Huntley 11, St. Francis 8: At Wheaton, Carlos Alvarez and Jordan Contreras doubled, scored twice and had two RBIs as the Red Raiders won in non-conference play. Craig Lipp scored and stole two bases for Huntley (26-6).

Richmond-Burton 8, Woodstock 5: At Woodstock, Harrison Daniels homered and had two RBIs for the Rockets, who scored seven times in the seventh inning to earn the non-conference win.

Ray Wojciechowski (5-4) threw six innings to get the win for R-B (11-21).

Trevor Kroll hit a two-run homer for the Blue Streaks (14-18).

Sandwich 22, Hampshire 7 (5 inn.): At Sandwich, James Goebbert doubled and had five RBIs for the Whip-Purs, who lost in non-conference play. Zach Crinigan and Tyler Bentley each added a double and an RBI for Hampshire (18-13).

Marian Central 3, Wilmot (Wis.) 1: At Wilmot, Wis., Dave Luczak allowed one run in six innings to earn the win for the Hurricanes (18-9) in a non-conference game. Jim Furlano and Jack Kosar each had an RBI for Marian.

• Joe Stevenson, Tom Clegg, Maureen Lynch, Eric Olson and Andy Schmidt contributed to this report.